World Bank President David Malpass said he was struck by the scale of Microsoft's acquisition deal for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. This dwarfed the $23.5 billion in cash contributions by wealthier donor countries to the International Development Association.
In the 1970s, Afghanistan's Sikh population numbered 100,000, but decades of conflict, poverty, and intolerance have driven almost all of them into exile. After the Taliban returned to power in August, a fresh wave of Sikhs fled the country.
The injured were transferred to the city’s Mayo Hospital. According to reports, eight of the injured are in critical condition. Security forces personnel cordoned off the area and cleared it from unconcerned persons.
The South China Sea has become one of many flashpoints in the testy relationship between China and the United States, with Washington rejecting what it calls unlawful territorial claims by Beijing.
Pakistan ranked number 2 in the world in Economist global normalcy index measuring recovery post covid opening up of society & economy. It was 3rd in the first evaluation and number 1 in the second. Pakistan is the only country in the world to be in the top 3 in all three rankings.
After Senate's approval, Nusrat Jahan would become not only the first Muslim-American woman to serve on the federal bench but also the first Bangladeshi-American. She would also be the second Muslim-American federal judge.
According to data as of December 2021 by Forbes, Zameen.com's parent company Emerging Markets Property Group valued at over $1 billion. This made the merged entity the third unicorn created by Pakistani founders following Afiniti and KeepTruckin.
In 2020, Pakistan stood as the 15th most powerful country. Global Firepower Index is an annual ranking that ranks a country according to its military strength. In the current list, Pakistan Army is the 9th most powerful Army in the world.
Snow has settled on the sand of the Sahara Desert after temperatures dropped below freezing. Ice blanketed the dune in the rare phenomenon in the largest desert in the world, where temperatures of 136.4F (58C) have been recorded.